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Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Germany: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 503 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 121 of them that state a value (24.1%) add up to €345 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €3.39 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 14.7% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 176 companies have won 1,238 public supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Germany, in 923 award notices from 57 public buyers.
  • 94% of these awards went to companies registered in Germany; the most frequent foreign origin is Czechia.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 59.8% of all awards.
  • 76.2% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Germany — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €864 billion in 2025, 19.1% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Germany", https://cresques.com/markets/de/346-railway-and-tramway-locomotives-and-rolling-stock, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

Winning companies
176
since November 2023
Award notices
923
on TED
Public buyers
57
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€3.4B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Germany: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
1.2K
in 923 award notices
Awarded value
€938.8M
from 20% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
176
with at least one award
Public buyers
57
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 6262Nov–Dec 20232024: 35135120242025: 50350320252026: 3223222026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 202362
2024351
2025503
2026322
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €60.8M€60.8MNov–Dec 20232024: €167.4M€167.4M20242025: €344.9M€344.9M20252026: €365.7M€365.7M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€60.8M
2024€167.4M
2025€344.9M
2026€365.7M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Railway operators1,139
    Railway operators: 1,139
  2. Urban transport operators88
    Urban transport operators: 88
  3. Economic affairs3
    Economic affairs: 3
  4. Environment and waste2
    Environment and waste: 2
  5. Cities, regions and central administration2
    Cities, regions and central administration: 2
  6. Housing and community amenities2
    Housing and community amenities: 2
  7. Universities, schools and research1
    Universities, schools and research: 1
  8. Airports1
    Airports: 1
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Railway operators1,139
Urban transport operators88
Economic affairs3
Environment and waste2
Cities, regions and central administration2
Housing and community amenities2
Universities, schools and research1
Airports1
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Darmstadt852
    DE71
    Darmstadt: 852
  2. Berlin314
    DE30
    Berlin: 314
  3. Karlsruhe18
    DE12
    Karlsruhe: 18
  4. Hannover11
    DE92
    Hannover: 11
  5. Stuttgart6
    DE11
    Stuttgart: 6
  6. Thüringen5
    DEG0
    Thüringen: 5
  7. Rheinhessen-Pfalz4
    DEB3
    Rheinhessen-Pfalz: 4
  8. Oberbayern3
    DE21
    Oberbayern: 3
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Darmstadt852
Berlin314
Karlsruhe18
Hannover11
Stuttgart6
Thüringen5
Rheinhessen-Pfalz4
Oberbayern3
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 69.1%, Medium-sized 24.5%, Small 5.7%, Micro 0.5%, Size not stated 0.2%Large companies: 856 (69.1%)69%Medium-sized: 303 (24.5%)24%Small: 70 (5.7%)Micro: 6 (0.5%)Size not stated: 3 (0.2%)
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies856 · 69.1%
Medium-sized303 · 24.5%
Small70 · 5.7%
Micro6 · 0.5%
Size not stated3 · 0.2%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Czechia17
    Czechia: 17
  2. Denmark16
    Denmark: 16
  3. Spain10
    Spain: 10
  4. Austria6
    Austria: 6
  5. Switzerland5
    Switzerland: 5
  6. Italy5
    Italy: 5
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Czechia17
Denmark16
Spain10
Austria6
Switzerland5
Italy5
Imports of these goods into Germany, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Germany, all buyers (EUR)2023: €3B€3B20232024: €2.9B€2.9B20242025: €3.4B€3.4B2025
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Imports of these goods into Germany, all buyers (EUR)
2023€3B
2024€2.9B
2025€3.4B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Frankfurt Main775
    Frankfurt Main: 775
  2. Berlin342
    Berlin: 342
  3. Frankfurt am Main48
    Frankfurt am Main: 48
  4. Mannheim16
    Mannheim: 16
  5. Hannover11
    Hannover: 11
  6. Stuttgart5
    Stuttgart: 5
  7. Mainz4
    Mainz: 4
  8. Hamburg3
    Hamburg: 3
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Where the buyers are (city)
Frankfurt Main775
Berlin342
Frankfurt am Main48
Mannheim16
Hannover11
Stuttgart5
Mainz4
Hamburg3

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604, 8602, 8605, 8608 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Germany

94%

Awards to companies registered in Germany: 94%

74 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

59.8%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 59.8%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

76.2%

Lots with a single bid: 76.2%

Among 1.2K awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Hitachi Rail GTS Deutschland GmbH206 public contracts in total
  2. Siemens Mobility GmbH30 public contracts in total
  3. Behrendt GmbH12 public contracts in total
  4. Gutehoffnungshütte Radsatz GmbH16 public contracts in total
  5. BONATRANS GROUP a.s.46 public contracts in total

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Who wins public contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in Germany?
176 companies won 923 contract award notices for these categories from 57 public buyers in Germany since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Hitachi Rail GTS Deutschland GmbH, Siemens Mobility GmbH, Behrendt GmbH, Gutehoffnungshütte Radsatz GmbH, BONATRANS GROUP a.s..
How big is the railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts market in Germany?
In 2025, public buyers in Germany awarded 503 supply contracts for railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts through award notices on TED; the 121 of them that state a value (24.1%) add up to €345 million, a floor rather than the full contract value. Germany imported €3.39 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8607, 8603, 8606, 8601, 8604 and 3 more headings; all buyers, not only public ones), up 14.7% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of railway and tramway locomotives and rolling stock and associated parts meet buyers and distributors in Germany?
At trade fairs and congresses such as KOMMUNALE, IFAT Munich, UITP Summit, NUFAM, IT-TRANS, BUS2BUS — each checked on the organiser's official website.
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.